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resorbing

resorbing is the present participle and gerund of resorb.

Meaning of resorb

Verb

resorb (third-person singular simple present resorbs, present participle resorbing, simple past and past participle resorbed)

  1. (transitive) To absorb (something) again.
  2. (intransitive) To undergo resorption.
  3. (transitive) To dissolve (bone, sinew, suture, etc.) and assimilate it.

Questions about resorbing

What is resorbing the present participle and gerund of?
Resorbing is the present participle and gerund of resorb.

Words near resorbing in the dictionary

  1. resorbence
  2. resorbences
  3. resorbent
  4. resorber
  5. resorbers
  6. resorbing
  7. resorbogenic
  8. resorbs
  9. resorbtion
  10. resorbtions
  11. resorcin

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